Paul Clement said that he would back his Premier League colleagues in demanding that the transfer window closes before the season starts in future. Swansea City’s manager left out Gylfi Sigurdsson from the opening-day draw with Southampton as the midfielder edges closer to a move to Everton. Clement would support the transfer window closing before the season starts Peter Nicholls/ReutersSouthampton’s new manager, Mauricio Pellegrino, has also had his plans disrupted by Virgil van Dijk’s desire to leave after his £60 million move to Liverpool collapsed. “Our club would support that decision,” said Clement, with Swansea having turned down a £40 million offer for the Iceland midfielder. “At our managers’ meeting at the Premier League last week, we spoke about it being discussed.

Source: The Times August 13, 2017 23:03 UTC